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A 2025 Vantage Point Counseling Services study found that 28% of adults say they have had an intimate AI interaction or relationship. The same study said 54% of Americans mentioned AI friends, colleagues or confidants.
Read the original →A new report from JED finds some uses of AI associated with poorer mental health among teenagers.
Read the original →JEJEMEME, which runs the childcare AI recording service "Sukusuku Pasha," was selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' "Deep Tech TIPS" program. It will receive up to 1.5 billion won in research and development funding over three years. The company will use it to advance its childcare AI technology.
Read the original →She sits down with Anthropic's president to discuss what AI could mean for our health and relationships.
Read the original →Addison Care introduces a combination of artificial intelligence, continuous health engagement, remote monitoring, and live care support in the home. The description says traditional aging-care expenses are climbing beyond the reach of millions of American families.
Read the original →The article says mourning has never been neat or simple, and that this was the case before artificial intelligence got involved.
Read the original →The article covers technology that promises to speak with the dead, from deepfake therapy in the Netherlands to Spain's digital wills.
Read the original →Delish Kitchen, a recipe video media service operated by every Inc. of Minato, Tokyo, is linking with Alexa+, Amazon's next-generation AI assistant with generative AI. The integration starts on October 29, 2026.
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